After bringing triple and quad
camera smartphones, Samsung is now apparently set to show its innovation on the
display side and bring the Galaxy A8s with a hole at the front, instead of a
traditional notch. The South Korean giant teased the arrival of the Galaxy A8s
at the launch of the Galaxy A9s and Galaxy A6s in China on Wednesday. The hole
on the new smartphone is likely to have the room for the frontal camera as well
as include an ambient light and proximity sensors. It could help the company
offer a truly edge-to-edge display experience sans any notch design that has
become quite common on several popular Android smartphones since the arrival of
the iPhone X ₹ 71,100 in September last year.

The camera hole on the Galaxy
A8s will help Samsung deliver almost a full-screen experience. However, it will
be interesting to see that how apps and interface would work in tandem with the
hole.

The Galaxy A series by Samsung
already have some competitive offerings. Earlier this year, the company brought
the Galaxy A7 (2018) with a triple rear camera setup to take on the three
cameras featuring Huawei P20 Pro ₹ 54,999. The
company also earlier this month unveiled the Galaxy A9 (2018)
with a quad rear camera setup. That was touted to be the "world's first
rear quad camera" smartphone.

The trend of innovation has
been continued with the Galaxy A9s that also has a quad rear camera setup and
features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED display. The company at its China
event also brought the Galaxy A6s as its first ODM phone that has been built by
a third-party manufacturer.